The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-11-29
The Chinese Question .

Of a letter signed by man of the
name OF Marques, published in tie
AdreTiser, of November 18th, and my
attention has also been called to
Anti Mongolian's effusion published
IN the Daily Bulletin, of November
Sth. Both these letters have had
exclaimed to me, and according to my
lights, / crave leave to make few
written remarks.
The whole Of the charges In these
letters are made with view to bring
the Chinese into utter contempt, so
far as they are to be recognized as the
chief factors In the prosperity of the
main industries of these Islands, and
the letter of Mr.. Marques is appar-
entity concocted with the special view
OF upholding his Portuguese as super
excellent to the Chinese. and with the
result of extinguishing the Chinese
Nbor market. and substituting his
own pet labor, even at an increase of
several dollars per month per head.
think it high time, Sir, that some one
should have a word at least to say for
Us, and stand up for our rights accord
ing to equity. say that the Chinese
who have been coming to and going
from this country for the last thirty
five years have more generally and
without grumbling better conformed
to the Hawaiian laws and regulations
tbe0 any other foreigner considering
/th,4wS large number), not even
exec lg Portuguese for whom
Nv l.
Chinese were invited here and
many of them after residing a few
yeKrs naturally have a desire to see
their native land again; but they
do not stay their time for few years
at work and then leave for the East
California, for instance, like the Por
tuguese, for good, taking their wives
and families with them together with
the little money. saved by their labor;
a Chinaman here either stays in the
country which he likes and which has
supported him and in which perhaps
he has married a native wife and has
children, or he leaves for while on
visit to his long left relatives at home
and after which he returns perhaps
TO end his days las hundreds do) on
Hawaiian soil. The Portuguese man
with his family never, or rarely, re-
turns; he has made raise here suffi-
cient to get on in another country
and so this country loses him, his
wife and his family for ever.
bwould Just wish to glance for
moment at the monetary position of
the Chinese in this land-it is consid-
cred that the money derived from our
countrymen and their trade is enor-
mously large such as
Customs, etc.................... $35O,OOO
PersonaltaX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Licenses, ETC.. 10000
$4,000
which sum of $4,000 1 only place
asf5tproximating to the truth, it may
be more or perhaps only tritie less.
say, sir, that if these sums had not
been forthcoming from us in the legi
innate manner, as evidenced by sta
tistics, it is a curious consideration
fof the Hawaiian nation to imagine
Whit position she would have been in
without it. l maintain, sir, that the
Cinnamon have all along been quite
as law abiding and good and faithful
jewellers in the country, in proper
ton to numbers. as any other nation
atty land more so in common justice |
to us). 1t is a. fact that many low
and base of all nationalities weed out |
from their own country and seek pas |
lures new-many of these to reform /
and become decent members of soci- |
ETY.. Look at the statistics of the |
troublesome ones here, | mean for
eigners from Europe, America and !
Asia. They disclose that those for
eigners who have seriously contra
Eshed the law are in much larger
ratio than those of the Asiatic race.
In fact 1 maintain that taking all
things into consideration the Chinese
pay more money to the Government,
are more industrious and honorable
In their business engagements and
give less trouble to the authorities,
in proportion to numbers, than Ha
waiians or any other foreigners.
1t is charged against the Chinese
that those leaving here with pass
ports never intend to return but sell
them in Hongkong and elsewhere.
This / maintain is a mere assertion
of Mr.. Marques. Where, pray, is the
proof? l have reason to know that
this Government takes good care that
a swikdler has no other chance than
being detected quickly whether he
tries it on here or in Hong
kong. Until something more tang
ible than this cock-and-bull story
of MIR. Marques is forthcoming, no
sensible man will attach any dishonor
to the Cinnamon of Hawaiian domi-
Gle as whole.
Suppose Mr.. Marques statement
be true, that these passports be sold
for $50 to 500 piece, then it would
cost a Chinaman from S1U0 to 5000